Located side by side in the hills on the southern side of Nevis are the botanic gardens and Montpelier Plantation Inn, both small pieces of paradise in this tropical landscape.
Orchid house at the botanic garden.
The old plantation house and cast iron pots from the sugar mill.
Orchids on a tree.
Wild orchids.
Detail on one of the many types of palm tree found in the gardens.
Natural shapes in furniture too.
An Amazon parrot inside the orchid house.
A paradise for orchid-lovers.
Berries from a palm tree.
Cabbage palm.
Green lizard on the red stem of a palm.
The ever-present dormant volcano.
Another piece of history from this small island. Horatio Nelson was stationed here and married a local girl- a Herbert Nisbet, daughter of a plantation owner.
The restored Montpelier Plantation, now a luxury boutique hotel.
